Stand and cover for sewing-machines



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J. BOLTON.

I STAND AND GOVER FOR $EWING MAGHINES. No. 374,578. Patented De0.13,1887.

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J. BOLTON.

STAND AND COVER FOR SEWING MACHINES.

No. 374,578. Patented Dec. 13, 188 7.

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

JAMES BOLTON, OF GLEN SPEY, NEW YORK.

STAND AND COVER FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIPICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 374,578, dated December13, 1887.

Application filed July 24,1586. Serial No. 208,938. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES BOLTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Glen Spey, in the county of Sullivan and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Stands and Coversfor Sewing-Machines, of which the following isaspecification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient standand cover for sewing-machines, the cover being of such construction thatthe'ends thereof may be turned down to form the top of the table, sothat only a small table proper will be required, the sides and top ofthe cover being formed by a flexible sheet consisting of strips of woodflexibly connected together, and thus adapted to be run down intoguideways formed in the rear legs of the side frames of the stand whenthe machine is uncovered. One of the side frames of the stand isprovided with curved inwardly-projecting arms or braces, which areadapted to serve as a dress-guard for the driving-wheel, the latterbeing hung within the outer side of the same, so as to be pro tectedthereby. I also provide a simple construction for attaching the drawersto the table.

In order that my invention may be fully understood by those skilled inthe art to which it relates, I will now describe the same in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation ofasewing-machine stand and cover embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail view of the driving-wheel bearings. Fig. 3 is an endview'of the stand and cover with the brackets for the side drawersomitted. Fig. 4 is a top view of one of the side frames of the stand.Figs. 5,

6, 7, and 8 are detail views of parts of the cover and table, Fig. 6being a section on line 6 6, Fig. 5.

A and A denote the side frames of the stand, said side frames beingprovided at their tops with cars a, to which the table B is attached. Ipreferably provide these ears on both sides of the tops of the sideframes, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the table 13 may be so stronglyattached to the said side frames that the usual cross-brace between thelatter may be'omitted. The side frame A is provided withinwardly-projecting arms a, in the center of which is the hub orbear-ing a for. the driving-wheel 0. Any desired number of,

the arms a may be provided, the said arms, which are preferably curved,as shown in Fig. 1, forming a guard to protect the dress of the operatorfrom the driving-wheel,whieh is held within the said arms, but isarranged on the outer side thereof. In the present instance only two ofthese arms, crossing each other, are shown; but this number may beincreased, if desired.

The driving-wheel O is provided with a journal-pin, 0, preferably castintegral therewith, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, said pin having ashoulder, 0, preferably rounded, as shown, and fitting in acorresponding recess in the hub o A collar or boss, 0 preferably havinga rounded inner end, is attached to the pin 0 bya set-screw, 0 saidcollar thus serv- The casing or cover, within which the headof thesewing-machine, or sewing-machine proper is housed, consists of abase-piece, G, to which are hinged two end pieces, H,ithe

lower ends of which are mitered or otherwise cut away to fit against themitered or cutaway ends of the base-piece G when the said end pieces areturned down to the position indicated by dotted linesin Fig. l, touncover the machine and to form extensions for the table. I

Iis a flexible sliding cover guidedin grooves h in the end pieces, H,when the latter are upright, the position of the groove for thereception of the said sliding cover in one of the said end pieces beingdenoted by dotted linesin Fig. 3. The cover I is made,in a well-knownICO manner, of strips of wood mounted on asheet of canvas, leather, orother suitable flexible material.

When thesewing-machin'e is to be uncovered, the cover I is slid. overbackward through openings in the basepiece G and the table B, and isguided in grooves a in the rear legs, a, of the side frames. The lowerends of the end pieces, H, project downward slightly below the uppersurface of the table B, so that when the said pieces are upright theirlower ends will abut against shoulders 1), formed at the outer sides ofrecesses b in the said table, the said recesses being preferablyconcave, as more clearly shown in Fig. 8, so that the said ends willswing closely therein when the end pieces are raised or lowered. To lookthe end pieces, H, in vertical positions, as well as to cover the saidrecesses b and the openings formed by the mitered or cutaway ends of thesaid end pieces and the base-piece G, I provide spring holding-plates J,the outer parts, j, of which are adapted to spring under the outer edgesof the miteied lower ends of the end pieces, H, or beneath the outerends of metallic bearing-plates h, recessed into the said end pieces, sothat the said spring holding-plates, when the parts are in the positionshown in Figs. 1 and 5, will spring beneath the said'end pieces, or thebearing-plates attached thereto, and thus hold the end pieces upright.The metallic bearing-plates are preferred, as they will not be marred bycontact with the spring holding-plates, as the wooden end pieces mightbe. The sliding cover I will be provided at its front with an ordinarylock, and to prevent surreptitious access to the sewing-machine lockedwithin said cover (which might be effected. by turning down the endpieces without raising the sliding cover I) the spring holding-plates Jare. provided with projections j, extending under the front edge of thecover when the latter is over the machine, such position of the saidcover relative to one of said projections being indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 7. When the cover is thus down in front, thefinger-notchesj which must be accessible in order to press the springholding-plates outward, cannot be reached, so that the holding-platescannot be released until the cover is raised.

When the machine is to be uncovered for use, the operator unlocksthecover I in front and raises and slides the same over backward,

formed by the grooves a in the legs a. The spring holding-plates J arethen sprung outward slightly to release the end pieces, H, and thelatter are turned to the positions denoted by dotted lines in Fig. 1 toform the extended table-top.

It will be understood that the grooves or recesses b in the uppersurface of the table B may be rectangular in cross-section, instead ofbeing concave, as shown, and also that the cut-away or recessed ends ofthe base-piece G and of the end pieces, H, instead of being mitered,as'shown, may beotherwiseconstructed to fit into each other when thesaid end pieces are turned down horizontally.

I prefer to attach the side drawers, K, to the table by means ofbrackets L, provided with inwardly projecting longitudinal ribs m,adapted to fit in longitudinal grooves in the sides of the drawers tosustain the latter. These ribs are near the tops of the drawers, so thatbrackets like those shown at the left side of Fig. l are adapted tosupport either one or two of the drawers, the brackets projecting butlittle below the drawer if but one is placed therein, while the bracketslike those shown at the right side of Fig. 1 may be used to supporteither two or three drawers. As these brackets may be readily attachedto the machines by the agents, and as the drawers are all alike,machines with different numbers of drawers can be readily supplied, asmay be desired by the purchaser,"without requiring the agents to carry alarge stock of different styles of machines, the drawers and bracketsbeing furnished in quantity to the agents. This construction of thesupports for the side drawers is, moreover, much cheaper than theordinary wood-work framing in which drawers are mounted. The brackets Lmay, if necessary, be connected by cross-pieces n, of wood or metal, tosteady them in place.

I am aware of the patent to Horrocks, N 0. 281,765, and do not wish tobe understood as claiming the construction therein shown.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination, with the side frames of a sewing-machine stand, the rearlegs of which are provided with guiding-grooves, of a table attached tosaid side frames, and a cover secured to said table and consisting of a.basepiece, end pieces hinged to said base-piece,

and a flexible sliding cover adapted to run down into the guidinggrooves in the rear legs of the side frames.

2. The combination, with the table provided with grooves or recesses inits upper surface, having shoulders at their outer sides, and thebase-piece of the cover having cutaway or recessed ends, of the hingedend pieces, the-lower ends of which are adapted to swing in the saidgrooves or recesses and to abut, when the said end pieces are vertical,against the said shoulders at the outer sides of said grooves orrecesses.

3. The combination, withthe table having grooves or recesses in itsupper side and the base-piece of the cover having cut-away or recessedends, of the hinged end pieces cut away or recessed at their lower ends,and the spring holding-plates adapted to cover the front sides of therecesses in the table, the base-pieces, and the end pieces, and toretain the lastnamed pieces in vertical position.

4. The combination, with the table B, the base-piece G, and the springholding-plates J, of the hinged end pieces, H, provided with themetallic bearing-plates h, beneath which said plates J spring to retainsaid end pieces in vertical position, substantiallyas set forth.

5. The combination, with the table B, the

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base-piece G, the hinged end pieces, H, and the sliding flexible coverI, of the spring holding-plates J having projections j extending beneaththe front of the said sliding cover 5 when the latter is in positionover the sewingmachine.

6. The side frame A, having the integral inwardly-projecting arms a,adapted toserve as a dress-guard, and the central hub or bear- 10 ing,a, combined with the driving-wheel C, journaled in said hub or bearingand arranged on the outer side of said arms and within the outer side ofthe side frame.

7. The combination, with the driving-wheel 0, having the integraljournal-pin c, of the I 5 boss or collar 0 attached to said wheel, andthe bearing a having recesses for the reception of said shoulder andcollar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES BOLTON.

Witnesses: 7

HENRY CALVER, E. D. SMITH.

